Serving tray



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ATTORNEY3 Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES LOUIS LEVIEN, NEW YORK, N. Y.

SERVING TRAY.

Application filed August 18, 1927. Serial No. 213,964.

My invention relates to a new and improved combination serving tray andcigarette container.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a combination device ofthe character above specified which can be readily and cheaplymanufactured from glass or other suitable material.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device which shall occupya minimum space and which shall be convenient for use.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments thereof,it being understood that the above general statement of the objects ofmy invention is intended merely to generally explain the same and not tolimit it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a top view of the improved tray. Fig. 2 is a central sectionalview on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates another embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 4.

The serving tray is preferably made of lass or other ceramic materialwhich can Es pressed or molded into shape. However,

the dex ice may be made of any suitable metal or any other suitablematerial.

The said tray is provided with two circular recesses 12 formed thereinduring the press ing and molding operation. It is also pro vided with avraised rim 10 provided with depressions or recesses 11 which are adaptedto serve as cigarette holders.

The central part of the tray is raised to form an integral extension 17which can serve to hold cigarettes, and said cigarette compartment 17 isprovided with recesses 14 in the side walls thereof by means of whichthe cigarettes can be conveniently taken out of the cigarettecompartment.

The circular end recesses 12 are adapted for holding glasses G.

The cigarette compartment 17 may be provided, if desired, with a cover15 having a hand-held 16, but said cover is ordinarily not necessary andmy invention is not limited 5 to the use thereof.

It is obvious that the entire device (save for the cover, which may beomitted) can be.

niade by suitably molding a single piece of g ass.

Hence, the device can be made at minimum cost because it requires noassembly of the various parts and no fastening connections are necessarwhich might become loose and thus affect t 1e efiiciency of the device.

While the lasses G are shown in this embodiment as eing located indepressions of the top of the tray, it is obvious that raised rims couldbe provided in the top of the tray, similar to the cigarettecompartment.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tray has a rectangularinstead of the oval shape shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Otherwise, theconstruction is substantially the same.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention but it is clear thatnumerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from itsspirit.

I claim 1. A serving tray having a central rectangular receptacle moldedintegrally therein and continuous with the top surface thereof, saidreceptacle extending upwardly from the surface of the said tray andhaving slots therein so that cigarettes could be readily removabletherefrom and a series of circular retaining portions-integral with thebody of said tray on each side of said receptacle adapted to hold aglass or the like, and a series of slots on the rim of said tray adaptedto hold cigarettes therein.

2. A serving tray having a central rectangular receptacle moldedintegrally therein and continuous with the top surface thereof, saidreceptacle extending upwardly from the surface of the said tray andhaving slots therein so that cigarettes could be readily removabletherefrom and a series of circular retaining portions integral with thebody of said tray on each side of said receptacle adapted to hold aglass or the like, and aseries of slots on the rim of said tray adaptedto hold cigarettes therein, the entire body of said tray forming anintegral continuous glass unit.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LOUIS LEVIEN.

